Sean Redding: Time to confront GW’s price tag
Last year, there was much talk of fresh new leadership and a welcomed change. GW may have gotten what it wanted.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Interfaith unity promoted after Horowitz speech
A few dozen students joined religious leaders Thursday night to reflect on peace and racism in light of the tension caused by Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week.
Frank Broomell: Meeting neighbors, one party at a time
Students at dorm room parties don't always realize is that their neighbors may be trying to study or get to sleep early. And here is where the trouble starts.
Hip-hop artists say music benefits the community
GW students and D.C. residents gathered at Jack Morton Auditorium Friday to listen to panelists support the social and political movement within the hip-hop community.
SA gives condoms to all
The Student Association is continuing its Condom Campaign by partnering with the Residence Hall Association to distribute condoms and literature on safe sex options.
Staff Editorial: Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
The Hatchet's monthly wrap-up of GW's ups and downs.
Marine Corps Marathon a solitary journey
About 30,000 runners ran through the District in this year's Marine Corps Marathon Sunday morning.
Jewish Student Association: GW’s culture of ignorance
Tolerance on our campus is overshadowed by a culture of apathy and ignorance.
Trying to confront hate
Has GW truly confronted Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week?
Students chosen as GW’s President and First Lady
The President and First Lady Competition made its debut as part of Sprit Week, which culminated in Friday night's events at Smith Center.
Horowitz defends event
Conservative author David Horowitz defended his views and lashed out against GW's administration at a speech on campus Thursday night.
Vanderbilt adopts newspaper program started by SA at GW
If imitation is the greatest form of flattery, then the readership program at GW should be blushing.
George Clooney and other actors film movie on campus
George Clooney and other celebrities were on campus this weekend filming scenes for an upcoming film titled "Burn After Reading."
Students, locals shop at church
Students and community members went bargain hunting on G Street last week, at the annual United Church rummage sale.
Class teaches students to observe ER
GW's emergency medical scribe course prepares undergraduate students to be assistants in a hospital emergency department setting.
Snapshot: Frightening Facepaint
Senior Kelly Leon paints the face of 8 year-old Tiara Diggs at Kidsfest Fest Saturday afternoon.
Sleepless for the big screen
Operating on no sleep and countless cups of coffee while working feverishly with a fast-approaching deadline is a situation all too familiar to any college student.
Vet blasts military racism
Veteran of the Iraq War and graduate student Adam Kokesh spoke about racism plaguing the war and the American military at a speech on Friday.
Double the condom trouble
If "Sex and the City" character Carrie Bradshaw were real, she would probably have to spend more time in a health clinic for herpes treatment than shopping.
California students keep connected
Almost 3,000 miles from home, where fire continues to burn in the nearby hills, Californians say the hardest part of the past few days has been the distance.
Loss drops GW to .500
Entering its Sunday match-up with nationally ranked Saint Louis, the GW men's soccer team knew a win would not come easy.
Students work philanthropy fashion show
As GW senior Catherine Pitcher walked down a lighted runway in a champagne-colored dress on Friday night, she was fighting poverty at the same time.
Women’s soccer eliminated
The Colonials 3-1 win was not enough to prevent the team's elimination from the Atlantic 10 tournament.
More swastikas found on door
Four swastikas - each progressively larger in size - have been drawn on the door of a Jewish freshman living in Mitchell Hall.
Facilities, cost deter students to SEAS
Things have gotten so rough at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, students are essentially working in stairwells, University President Steven Knapp told the Board of Trustees last week.
Knapp: Tuition is misleading
Communicating GW's cost is one of the greatest challenges facing the institution, University President Steven Knapp said last week in an interview with The Hatchet.
GW Expat: An American’s take on postwar Germany
Bonn, Germany &mdash As Americans, we learn all about Germany during the war, as we should. But what about Germany after the war?
Clothes off, curtains up
Each October, Forbidden Planet Productions presents "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" with a cult-like following, providing the most risqué and edgy display in student theater.
Weekly Checkup: Halloween Candy
Halloween candy does not just have to be for little kids - neither do the oral hygiene problems that go along with the teeth rotting treats.
A Fabolous Invasion
New York rapper Fabolous made more than 2,000 GW students wait more than two hours for his Colonials Invasion performance Friday night at Smith Center.
What’s the deal with… Milk and cookies?
Milk and Cookies is a library-sponsored event that allows GW students to enter their residence hall into a lottery to win a night of free milk and cookies.
Baseball Bliss: Boston Wins
John Lancaster, David Young and Patrick Pho celebrate the Boston Red Sox 2007 World Series victory at Rhino Bar in Georgetown. The sweep of the Colorado Rockies gives the Red Sox its second title this decade.
A streetcar named Desire parks near campus
A historic New Orleans streetcar is parked a few blocks from campus as a symbol of the Garden District's resilience Friday.
Colonials Invasion: Joltin’ Joe
Women's basketball coach Joe McKeown does the "Soulja Boy" dance during Friday night's Colonials Invasion.
Kidfest a success despite rain
Web Extra About 50 student organizations welcomed families to a Halloween extravaganza in the Marvin Center Saturday.
Authors discusss ‘Merchant of Death’ at Elliot School
Web Extra Few people are familiar with Viktor Bout, but his business dealings have influenced world affairs for more than a decade.
RIAA suboenaes GW for names of students
Web Extra The recording industry has subpoenaed GW to reveal the identities of 19 students who allegedly violated copyright laws.
University: Seventh swastika not yet hate crime
Web Update Tuesday, Oct. 30, 7:53 p.m. The seventh swastika in one week appeared on campus Tuesday and the University is not classifying the spate of vandalism as a hate crime.
